J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Tony,
I don't know what the prices are like in Sauze, because I haven't been there yet. But I'm quite sure I didn't spend more than about 40 euros all week in Folgarida on food and drink.

And the Sauze hotel is 3 star, not 2 star, and has very good reviews.

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g194891-d3301609-Reviews-Hotel_Sauze-Sauze_d_Oulx_Province_of_Turin_Piedmont.html

It's not that I'm pushing that particular hotel out of the thousands available in various ski resorts, it's just that I happen to have researched it because I'm going there!

Oh, and whilst we're factoring in extra expenses, I always find it amazing how much I spend in airports and train stations. Last time I took a packed lunch with me and saved a load of money!

sm4sh wrote:Thanks guys for the tips, just been looking at Planibel hotel/apartments.

Would you say I am better booking a holiday as soon as I find one or waiting and booking in December sometime?

I would say either book well ahead, when there's plenty of availability and you've got loads of time to think about it, or book last minute and just get the best bargain you can find in an OK sort of resort.

The other thing you have to think of (unless you go all inclusive), is the price of food and drink on the slopes. In Tignes you could pay 5 euros for a cup of tea in a mountain restaurant, whereas in Folgarida it was more like 1 euro! And likewise, in Tignes, a small bargain lunch for me, with a drink, was about 15 euros but in Folgarida (Italy) it was only 3-50 euros!!

Oh, and the lift pass in Sauze d'Oulx is pretty cheap as well. In the slack period after New Year from 6th January, it's only 130 euros, which is currently about £103 for the Via Lattea area (before bank charges for the currency conversion). But for the 5th January it's 190 euros. I think the price with Crystal is £161 for the lift pass, and £50 for the ski hire, but you'd have to check. If we book lessons through the Sauze hotel it's 130 euros (reduced from 150 euros) for 3 hours per day for 6 days. I don't know what Crystal are charging.

So, I would expect the total holiday cost of the Sauze hotel for 6th Jan booked through Crystal to be about:
Half board hotel plus transfers = £500
Lift pass = £161
Ski hire = £50
Total = £711 per person.

Plus, they're often offering 2 for 1 on lift passes or ski hire.

Yes, we thought the snow history for Sauze looked OK, before we booked the holiday :)

Hi Sm4sh,
The half-board hotel we're staying in, the Sauze hotel in Sauze d'Oulx, on the 11th January, is only about £1,000 for 2 people on 4th Jan, including flights and transfers.

Unfortunately I have no idea whether there will be any snow there on 4th Jan. I just hope there's plenty there by the 11th!!

http://www.crystalski.co.uk/ski-resorts/italy-ski-holidays/sauze-doulx/hotel-sauze/

Well done Nelly, that's great news :)
I reckon after the first anxious 5 minutes on skis you'll be fine!
After I broke my shoulder it didn't take me at all long before I was ski-ing as before.
And anyway, as I remember, your knee injury was a freak accident and nothing to do with the way you ski, so you should be fine :)

Commiserations and Congratulations Blackpool-Skier. At least you're getting a ski holiday out of it :)

No, I'm not bothering to go to Tignes this autumn, Nelly. Last year it was so windy on the glacier that we hardly got any ski-ing :(

I will just have to wait until January and Sauze.

That sounds good Nelly, about your knee :)
I hope you have a great time in La Plagne.

My shoulder still isn't quite fixed yet, and it's been a year and 8 months! It's amazing how long it can take to get over a ski injury :(

Mind you, luckily for me, my injury doesn't stop me ski-ing :)